Mechanical toy



Y' 1937- M. SCHMID 3 U I 2,086,947

MECHANICAL TOY File d March 5, 1956 H9 iv- Jrzutr zlbr:

Patented July 13. 1937 V V 2,086,947

- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application March 3, 1936, Serial No. 66,890

- In GermanyNovember 19, 1935 11' Claims. (01. 461).

This invention relates to a mechanical toy in cult or impossible for the viewer to recognize the the form of a pocket lens or the like and it manner in which the toy operates, a colored is distinguished in that in the apparatus articles transparent disc t is mounted in the cover I), are moved in horizontal and vertical directions preferably a yellow transparent. This transparand that by suitable means it is rendered imout disc t, through which the viewer looks into 5 possible for the person who looks into the toy the pocket lenslike casing serves further to to see how the same operates. I protect the glass pane against dirt or dust and An embodiment of the inventionis illustrated to render the rotatable glass pane invisible so by way of example in the accompanying drawthat the manner of operation of the rotating toy mg in which:-- i is rendered even more difficult. Only the rotating 10 Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section through the flying machine which carries-out a looping in the toy. position shown in Fig. 1 and the background Fig. 2 is. a top plan view of the toy. on the paintedtransparent q are visible.

Fig. 3 shows a top plan view of the apparatus. -In the form of construction shown in Fig. 3, similar to a pocket lens. the disc u forming the background has plastic 5 Fig. 4 shows in side" elevation how two flying ornamentation and the spring motor is arranged machines are fixed on the glass pane. under this disc 11., the construction being other- In the toy shown in Figs; 1 and 2 a casing a wise similar to that shown in Figs. 1 and 2. -In like that of a pocket lens is closed at the front order to further improve the efiect for the viewer and at the rear by open lids b and 0 respectively. several flying machines m are mounted on the The casing a has a downwardly directed exten glass pane Z and arranged the one above or at sion (1 in'which a spring motor 1 is mounted the side of the other. The flying machines may adapted to be wound up by a key. The spring be directly .fixed on the glass pane l or as shown motor can be temporarily stopped by means of in Fig. 4 by means of bows or the like. The 25. a spring controlled lever g which hasan upwardly daylight passes also through the toy shown in projecting rack 71. meshing with-the pinion of the Fig. 3. The interior of the toy may be lighted .spring motor. LWhen this rack h is in engagey by electric means insteadof by daylight.

ment with the pinion, the spring motor is stopped The toy may be composed of two pocket lensand it is released as soon as the rack is moved like casings in the form of a telescop the Spring out of engagement with the pinion. The spring motor being then mounted in the middle between 30 motor I carries on the outer side a spur wheel i these casings. The rotating figure may be meshing with the holes of a perforated rim of mounted on a rod near the edge of t a n a cylinder .1: mounted in the casing a. The this rod being hidden by a ring so that it cannot. cylinder is is rotated by the spur wheel 1'. On or be seen. In this instance the rotating glass in the cylinder is a glass pane, mirror or other pane is omitted. ,The driving of the glass cyl- 5 polished disc I is fixed so that it rotates'with inder with theflying machine may be electricor the cylinder. On the front side or this glass pane a pe d a ly Op d Dressing segment I a suitable toy, for instance a fiying'machine m mechanism y be p y Several glass is fixed by suitable means so that this flying panes may be arranged in the casing, which by 40 machine moves together with the glass pane and suitable means are raised and lowered either 40 in horizontal or vertical direction according to alone or together with the rotating cylinder, for whether the casing is in the horizontal or vertical instance by curves, eccentrics or the like. position. The glass pane l is" covered by an open I claim:-- rin'g n. Behind cylinder k a stationary cylinder 0 1. A mechanical toy comprising in combina- 15 mounted so that it is impossible to see. from tion a cylindrical sin a yl nder open at both' 45 the outer side that the cylinder it rotates. The ends rotatable in said casing and having perforacylinder 0 is secured in position by' a ring 9. tions near one end, a spur wheel engaging in said Betweenthe cylinder 0 and this ring p a transperforations, a spring motor carried by said casparent pane q is mounted. on which landscapes ing and in driving connection with said spur wheel or other illustrations arepainted. The casing a to ro S id Cylinder, means for Controlling said 50 has apertures r in its circumference which are motor projecting from said casing, a disc closing covered by gelatine strips s through.which the the rear end of said casing and provided with a daylight falls into the interior of the casing so picture forming a background, a transparent that the gyrating articles, such as the flying frame carried by and rotatable with said cylinder,

machine, can be clearly seen. To make it difliand 'at least one toy article such as a flying mall chine, fixed eccentrically on said frame, and adapted to move in a circular path in front of said rear disc during the rotation of said cylinder.

2. A mechanical toy as specified inclaim 1, in

5 which the rear disc is translucent.

3. A mechanical toy as specified in claim 1, in which the rear disc is opaque and is a plastic representation of a. background.

4. A mechanical toy as specified in claim 1 in 10 which the rear disc is opaque and the spring motor is accommodated behind said rear disc.

5. A mechanical toy as specified in claim. 1 in which thecasing has a lateral extension accommodating the spring motor.

6. A mechanical toy as specified in claim 1 in which aring is fixed in a casing at the rear end of said rotary cylinder, said ring adapted to guide the rear end of said rotary cylinder and hide the rotating movement thereof.

7. A mechanical toy as specified in claim 1 in which a stationary cylinder is arranged in said rotary cylinder, secured on the casing at its front end by a ring adapted to guide said rotary cylinder and conceals the movement thereof.

8. A mechanical toy as specified in claim 1 in which the front end of said casing is closed by an 'open lid carrying a transparent disc.

9. A mechanical toy as specified in claim 1 in which the front end of said casing is closed by an open lid carrying a yellow transparent disc.

10. A mechanical toy as specified in claim 1 in which the casing has lateral apertures at its front end adapted to allow light to pass intoithe casing to illuminate the article on the transparent frame.

11. A mechanical toy as specified in claim 1 in which the means for stopping the spring motor comprise in combination a spring loaded lever axially shiftable in and projecting from the casing, a rack projecting at right angles from said lever and a pinion driven by said motor and adapted to be brought into and out of mesh with said rack to stop and release said motor. I

MAX SCHMID. 

